January 14, 2019

When Tatiana Maslany got Emmy love for her work in Orphan Black, the show itself wasn't honoured. So Schitt's Creek getting a nomination from the 2019 Critics Choice Television Awards was a big surprise.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel beat out 7 other nominees, including Schitt's Creek, for Best Comedy Series.

Canadian shows and films aren't ineligible but aren't usually considered. Schitt's Creek is the first Canadian show to ever be nominated in the category.

Schitt's Creek (nominated through Pop TV) was up against Atlanta (FX); Barry* (HBO); The Good Place* (NBC); The Kominsky Method* (Netflix); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (Amazon); The Middle (ABC); and One Day at a Time (Netflix).

— also a 2019 Golden Globe nominee

On the heels of a Golden Globes win, Sandra Oh won Best Actress in a Drama Series for Killing Eve.

Other Canadian nominees were Ryan Gosling for Best Actor for First Man; Ryan Reynolds for Best Actor in a Comedy for Deadpool 2; and Rachel McAdams for Best Actress in a Comedy for Game Night.

Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara got to present the awards for best actor and actress in a limited series or movie made for television. They received a rather long ovation from the crowd. Levy and O'Hara did a pretty funny bit about the superlatives that movies receive. They handled well the unexpected tie in the best actress category. Amy Adams gave a shout out to Jean-Marc Vallée for her win for Sharp Objects.

Stephan James was a co-presenter for best director.

The CW cameras showed O'Hara and Dan Levy on the blue carpet before the ceremony began. PopSugar.com's coverage noted that Sarah Levy, Annie Murphy, and Emily Hampshire were also in attendance.

Season 5 of Schitt's Creek debuted last week on CBC. The Pop TV premiere of back-to-back episodes is Wednesday at 10 pm Eastern.

The awards are determined by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. The 2019 Critics Choice Television Awards aired last night in the United States on the CW network.